Ezekiel 37
1 There came over me the inspiration of the Lord, and he carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones;
HERRENS Haand kom over mig, og han førte mig i Aanden ud og satte mig midt i Dalen. Den var fuld af Ben;
2 And he caused me to pass by them all round about; and, behold, there were very many of them on the surface of the valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
og han førte mig rundt omkring dem, og se, de laa i store Mængder ud over Dalen, og se, de var aldeles tørre.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live! And I said, O Lord Eternal, thou alone knowest this.
Derpaa sagde han til mig: »Menneskesøn! kan disse Ben blive levende?« Jeg svarede: »Herre, HERRE, du ved det!«
4 And he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear ye the word of the Lord.
Saa sagde han til mig: Profetér over disse Ben og sig til dem: I tørre Ben, hør HERRENS Ord!
5 Thus hath said the Lord Eternal unto these bones, Behold, I will bring a spirit into you, and ye shall live;
Saa siger den Herre HERREN til disse Ben: Se, jeg bringer Aand i eder, saa I bliver levende.
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and bring up flesh upon you, and draw over you a skin, and put a spirit in you, and ye shall live: and ye shall experience that I am the Lord.
Jeg lægger Sener om eder, lader Kød vokse frem paa eder, overtrækker eder med Hud og indgiver eder Aand, saa I bliver levende; og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN.
7 And so I prophesied as I had been commanded: and there was a sound, as I prophesied, and behold there was a rustling noise, and the bones came together, bone to its bone.
Saa profeterede jeg, som mig var paalagt, og der hørtes en Lyd, da jeg profeterede, og se, der hørtes Raslen, og Benene nærmede sig hverandre.
8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews upon them, and the flesh came up, and the skin was drawn over them above; but no spirit was in them.
Og jeg skuede, og se, der kom Sener paa dem, Kød voksede frem, og de blev overtrukket med Hud, men der var ingen Aand i dem.
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the spirit; prophesy, son of man, and say to the spirit, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, From the four winds come, O spirit, and breathe into these slain ones, that they may live.
Saa sagde han til mig: Profetér og tal til Aanden, profetér, du Menneskesøn, og sig til dem: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Aand, kom fra de fire Verdenshjørner og blæs paa disse dræbte, at de maa blive levende!
10 And I prophesied as he had commanded me, and there came into them the spirit, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
Da profeterede jeg, som han bød mig, og Aanden kom i dem, og de blev levende og rejste sig paa deres Fødder, en saare, saare stor Hær.
11 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Dried are our bones, and lost is our hope; we are quite cut off.
Derpaa sagde han til mig: Menneskesøn! Disse Ben er alt Israels Hus. Se, de siger: »Vore Ben er tørre, vort Haab er svundet, det er ude med os!«
12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will open your graves, and I will cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people, and I will bring you into the land of Israel.
Profetér derfor og sig til dem: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg aabner eders Grave og fører eder ud af dem, mit Folk, og bringer eder til Israels Land;
13 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and when I cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people.
og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, naar jeg aabner eders Grave og fører eder ud af dem, mit Folk.
14 And I will put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and ye shall acknowledge that I the Lord have spoken it, and done it, saith the Lord.
Jeg indgiver eder min Aand, saa I bliver levende, og jeg bosætter eder i eders Land; og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN; jeg har talet, og jeg fuldbyrder det, lyder det fra HERREN.
15 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
16 But thou, son of man, take unto thyself one stick of wood, and write upon it, “For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions;” then take another stick, and write upon it, “For Joseph, —the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:”
Du, Menneskesøn, tag dig et Stykke Træ og skriv derpaa: Juda og hans Medbrødre blandt Israeliterne! Tag saa et andet Stykke Træ og skriv derpaa: Josef — Efraims Træ — og hans Medbrødre, alt Israels Hus!
17 And join them one to the other unto thee as one stick; and they shall become one in thy hand.
Føj dem saa sammen til eet Stykke, saa de bliver eet i din Haand.
18 And if the children of thy people should say unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by these?
Og naar saa dine Landsmænd siger til dig: »Vil du ikke sige os, hvad du mener dermed?«
19 [Then] speak unto them, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, —which is in the hand of Ephraim, —and the tribes of Israel his companions, and will lay them upon him, even the stick of Judah, and make them into one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.
sig saa til dem: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg tager Josefs Træ, som var i Efraims Haand, og Israels Stammer, hans Medbrødre, og føjer dem til Judas Træ og gør dem til eet Stykke og de skal blive eet i Judas Haand.
20 And the sticks whereon thou shalt have written shall be in thy hand before their eyes.
Og Træstykkerne, du skrev paa, skal være i din Haand, saa de kan se dem.
21 And speak unto them, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, whither they are gone, and I will gather them from every side, and bring them unto their own land;
Tal saa til dem: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg henter Israeliterne fra Folkene, til hvilke de vandrede hen, og samler dem alle Vegne fra og bringer dem til deres Land.
22 And I will make them into one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be to them all for king; and they shall not be any more two nations, nor shall they at any time be divided into two kingdoms any more:
Jeg gør dem til eet Folk i Landet paa Israels Bjerge; og de skal alle have en og samme Konge og ikke mere være to Folk eller delt i to Riger.
23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, and with their detestable things, and with all their transgressions; but I will save them out of all their dwelling-places, wherein they have sinned, and I will cleanse them, and they shall be unto me for a people, and I will be to them for a God.
De skal ikke mere gøre sig urene ved deres Afgudsbilleder og væmmelige Guder eller alle deres Overtrædelser, og jeg vil frelse dem fra alt deres Frafald, hvormed de forsyndede sig, og rense dem, og de skal være mit Folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud.
24 And my servant David shall be king over them; and one shepherd shall be for them all: and in my ordinances shall they walk, and my statutes shall they observe, and do them.
Min Tjener David skal være Konge over dem, og alle skal de have en og samme Hyrde. De skal følge mine Lovbud og holde mine Vedtægter og gøre efter dem.
25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto my servant, unto Jacob, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and David my servant shall be prince unto them for ever.
De skal bo i det Land, jeg gav min Tjener Jakob, der hvor deres Fædre boede; de skal bo der til evig Tid, de, deres Børn og Børnebørn; og min Tjener David skal være deres Fyrste evindelig.
26 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, an everlasting covenant shall it be with them: and I will multiply them, and I will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
Jeg slutter en Fredspagt med dem, en evig Pagt skal det være; og jeg gør dem mangfoldige og sætter min Helligdom i deres Midte evindelig;
27 My dwelling also shall be with them, and I will be unto them for a God; and they shall be unto me as a people.
min Bolig skal være over dem; jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mit Folk.
28 And the nations shall know that I am the Lord who sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary will be in the midst of them for evermore.
Og Folkene skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, som helliger Israel, naar min Helligdom bliver i deres Midte evindelig.
